Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi High School, Thalassery Explained

Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi High School, Thalassery
Pushpin Map:	India Kerala#India
Coordinates:	11.7494°N 75.4881°W
Established:	1 March 1856
Type:	Aided High School

Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi School (BEMP) was founded by the German Basel Mission in 1856 in Thalassery as the Basel Mission German School.^[1] Its name was later changed to the Basel Mission German Parsi School after a Parsi philanthropist Kaikose Ruderasha donated funds to the school. During the World War II, owing to political reasons, the "German" in the school's name was changed to "Evangelical".^[2]

Notable alumni

• Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan
• A. K. Gopalan
• K. Kelappan
• Nettur P. Damodaran
• K. Ananda Nambiar
• Vittaldas Leeladhar
• C. H. Kanaran
• E. Ahamed
• A.N. Shamseer
• Oyyarathu Chandu Menon

See also

• Educational Institutions in Thalassery

Notes and References

1. News: The wonder that was Basel Mission School . P . Sudhakaran . 19 March 2014 . The Times of India . 16 September 2018 .
2. Book: Hesse, H. . Calw Kultur und Tourismus . Hermann Hesse, Jahr 2002, Calw: 125 Jahre, das Buch zum Jubiläum . Internationale Hermann Hesse Gesellschaft . 2002 . 978-3-7650-8282-5 . de . 15 Mar 2023 . 120.